Temperature determining device and process
First Claim
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1. A process for measuring the temperature of a radiating body, comprising:
- a) quantifying the radiation intensity emitted by a radiating body at no less than 4 distinct wavelengths;
b) generating a mathematical function which represents said quantified radiation intensities at the corresponding wavelength at which said radiation intensity was quantified;
c) selecting no less than two specific wavelengths;
d) generating a spectral intensity using said mathematical function for each of said wavelengths;
e) generating an individual two-wavelength temperature value of said radiating body utilizing the radiation equation
where T12=individual two-wavelength temperature, λ
1,λ
2, . . . λ
n=specific wavelengths selected, C′
=second radiation constant, and R=ratio of the generated spectral intensity I1, calculated using said mathematical function at λ
1, to the generated spectral intensity I2, calculated using said mathematical function at λ
2;
f) analyzing said individual two-wavelength temperatures for consensus or lack of consensus;
g) if there is consensus, reporting the temperature and ending the process;
h) if there is no consensus, analyzing said individual two-wavelength temperatures for spectrally varying emissivity;
i) calculating the functional dependence of emissivity on wavelength for said radiating body from said two-wavelength temperatures;
j) calculating new individual two-wavelength temperatures using said functional dependence of emissivity on wavelength; and
k) reporting the average of said new individual two-wavelength temperatures.
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The present invention relates to a device useful for the measurement of the temperature of a radiating body. More particularly, the present invention relates to a radiation pyrometer that detects and compensates for emissivity that changes with wavelength, as in metals. Additionally the present invention relates to a device that enhances the resolution and repeatability of the measured temperature of the radiating body. Additionally, the present invention relates to the technique utilized to enhance the resolution and repeatability of the measured temperature.
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19 Claims
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1. A process for measuring the temperature of a radiating body, comprising:
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a) quantifying the radiation intensity emitted by a radiating body at no less than 4 distinct wavelengths;
b) generating a mathematical function which represents said quantified radiation intensities at the corresponding wavelength at which said radiation intensity was quantified;
c) selecting no less than two specific wavelengths;
d) generating a spectral intensity using said mathematical function for each of said wavelengths;
e) generating an individual two-wavelength temperature value of said radiating body utilizing the radiation equation
where T12=individual two-wavelength temperature,λ
1,λ
2, . . . λ
n=specific wavelengths selected,C′
=second radiation constant, andR=ratio of the generated spectral intensity I1, calculated using said mathematical function at λ
1, to the generated spectral intensity I2, calculated using said mathematical function at λ
2;
f) analyzing said individual two-wavelength temperatures for consensus or lack of consensus;
g) if there is consensus, reporting the temperature and ending the process;
h) if there is no consensus, analyzing said individual two-wavelength temperatures for spectrally varying emissivity;
i) calculating the functional dependence of emissivity on wavelength for said radiating body from said two-wavelength temperatures;
j) calculating new individual two-wavelength temperatures using said functional dependence of emissivity on wavelength; and
k) reporting the average of said new individual two-wavelength temperatures. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 19)
a) measuring the temperature according to claim 8, and b) calculating the statistical variation of said individual two-wavelength temperature values generated utilizing said radiation equation, no less than three said specific wavelengths, and said spectral intensities generated utilizing each of said specific wavelengths. -
10. The process of claim 9, wherein said statistical variation is the standard deviation of said measured temperature value.
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19. A process for measuring the spectral emissivity of a radiating body, comprising
a) measuring the temperature according to claim 8, and b) calculating said spectral emissivity using the expression -
= H λ λ 5 [ hc / λ KBT - 1 ] 2 hc 2
where Hλ
=the radiation quantified,ε
=the emissivity,T=said measured temperature, h=Planck'"'"'s constant, c=the speed of light, λ
=the wavelength of the radiation, andkB=Boltzmann'"'"'s constant.
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11. A temperature measuring device, comprising:
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a) an optical input system which receives a portion of the emitted radiation of a radiating body;
b) a wavelength dispersion device which separates said emitted radiation according to wavelength;
c) a transducer which senses said separated radiation and provides a quantified output corresponding to radiation intensity for each wavelength of said emitted radiation;
d) means for generating a mathematical function to represent said quantified output of said radiation transducer as a function of wavelengths;
e) means for selecting no less than two specific wavelengths;
f) means for generating a spectral intensity value at each said selected specific wavelength, utilizing said mathematical functions and g) means for generating an individual two-wavelength temperature value utilizing no less than two said spectral intensity values and the radiation equation
where T12=individual two-wavelength temperature,λ
1,λ
2, . . . λ
n=specific wavelengths selected,C′
=second radiation constant, andR=ratio of the generated spectral intensity I1, calculated using said mathematical function at λ
1, to the generated spectral intensity I2, calculated using said mathematical function at λ
2;
h) means for analyzing said individual two-wavelength temperatures for consensus or lack of consensus;
i) means for calculating the functional dependence of emissivity on wavelength for said radiating body;
j) means for calculating new individual two-wavelength temperatures using said functional dependence of emissivity on wavelength; and
k) means for reporting the average of said new individual two-wavelength temperatures. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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